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CTS Swept Up"

cleveland Leader
Late Saturday morning Valley railway
freight train dashed into an open switch at q
small station known as Hawkins. The town
consists of a depot and one house. Several cars
stood on q side track ia front of the depot and
they were demolished. The depot, too. frame
structure resting upon eight stone pillars, was
completely destroyed. In the building was
the station agent but the roof flew
IN the air, and the four walls
opened like the petals of flower.
permitting him to escape unlnjured. Yesterday
afternoon when a passenger train stopped al a
station. the conductor called Hawkins There
nothing left of the depot, aud sign of
wreck but the six stone pillars piece of carpet
about yard square. and the sign board of the
station, which was nailed to a fence by
Nothing was discerniblst of the late wreck and
the passengers thought that cyclone had carried
the town away. until of them called out to
the disconsola.e agent, who was sitting on the
fence. 4'What is become of your depotl"
The agent slowly lifted his eyes to the speak
or, and, with a sad voice. replied, Its swept
mn
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Enforcing tho Law.


The Tourist yesterday discovered how strictly
the railroads are living up to the requirements
of the interstate commerce bill. He was the
New York Central. and had the pleasure of rid
ing in the private car of T. F. Oakes the presi-
dent of the great Northern Pacific. He was
shown a telegram signed nv the superintendent
of the Central asking Mr.. Cakes to paw fare for
his wife and two daughters from Buffalo to New
York city. The railroad company consented to
carry him and his over the line free of
charge but in order to live up to the provisions
of the new act was obliged demand fare for
the other members of his family. Mr.. Cakes
said it was rather hard lines when things had
come to such a pass that even railroad men had
to pay for their wives when travelling on con-
nactine roads.
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General and Personal.

Ex-yard- mi ster Patterson, of Richmond, has
taken a position in the Panhandle yards here.
The Illinois Central has begun the construc-
ton of line from jackson. Tenn. to Memphis
200 miles long.
Train men on the Big Four are now uniforme ed
In blue and gold and white. and make gor-
geous appearance.
Illinois railroads are being notified by the
State commissioners that all accidents to life or
limb must be reported promptly.
The directors of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis
St Louis d Chicago railroad have declared a
quarterly dividend Of l. per cent, payable
Sept. Is
w. J. Murphy, superintendent of the Buffa o
division of the Erie railway has been promoted
20 the position of general superintendent, in
place of b. Thomas, resigned.
Receiver McNuta. in conference about
wages with the engineers of the Wabash, made
agreeable arrangement with the men, pre-
venting unnecessary delay in the workings of
the road.
The New Orleans & Gulf Railroad Company
has purchased of the Red River 81 Coast Line
all the steamboat interes of the line in
lower coast trade between New Orleans and
Port Eads.
The Dubuque Board of Trade has embarked
III the railroad business. 1t has organized
company with SO 100000 capital stock to build
road from Dubuque Southwest through the
State towards Kansas City.
The Reading road it is said, intends to make
application to the court, about Oct. l. for a dis
charge OF receivers. They will have a large sur
plus OF money and securities in the treasury over
and above payment OF floating debt
1t Is believed in Chicago that the Minnesota &.
Northwestern Railroad Company is behind a re-
cent purchase of 900 acres OF land in Ivnos
south of Chicago. The theory is that stock Yards
and other terminals will be built there
Not withstanding this has been a fogey season
IL has had DO effect on the amount of travel 10
Mt Desert. The amount of transportation fur.
nished for the month Of July was SO per cent
larger than for the same period last year
On the 20th inst, the Hopkinsville XIV dis
trict voted $780, 900 aid TO the Ohio Valley rail
way Company. The vote was almost unanimous
The citizens jubilant over the prospect of
getting another railroad. The road is being
pushed forward rapidly.
The Chicago 81 North western railway contem-
plates locating extensive stock-yards in Milwau-
kee, in what 10 known the Chase valley, on
the South Side. The company owns eighty
acres of land there. and is at work DOW grading
and preparing the grounds for the pens.
Il. l.. Lomax, for several years past
assistant general passenger ana ticket
agent OF the Chicago. Burlington & Quin-
cy, has been appointed assistant general
passenger and ticket agent of the Union Pacific.
Mr.. Lomax has been connected with the pas
senger department Of the Burlington for many
years, and the opinion that in of Mr..
Morton's retirement from the general passenger
agency he would succeed him. But it appears
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Progress of the Midland.

CHARACTERISTICS JOurnhI.
The track on the Midland road is now laid
within two and a half miles of New Ross, where
1t crosses the l., B. & W. The manager says
he will run excursion trains on next Thursday
to run nothing but ties. The presidents car,
n fine palace coach of the latest pattern carried
some Of the officials up and down the road this
week. It Is now In Indianapolis. Beginning
with next month the Midland will carry the
United States nail and put on regular passen-
ger trains instead Of hauling the coaches on be-
hind the freight trains.
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Proceedings in the Ives Case.

NEW YORK, Aug 23.-Counsel for Fl. S. Ives
& Co. and counsel for the firms assignee both
presented to Judge Bookstaver. this morning,
orders for tie appointments OF q referee. The
order offered by the assignee's counsel en-
powered the referee to swear Ives, Staynor and
Doremus, the partners in the firm, and any
other witnesses whom he had reason to believe
books, and also to render an opinion TO the court.
Counsel for Ives 81 Co. objected to the express
sion Of opinion by anybody but the court.
The Judge signed the one presented by assignee
Cromwell, after striking ous the part allowing the
examination of others than members of the sus-
pended firm, and that part asking for AN opinion.
Ex-Judge Noah Davis appointed referee,
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Paving Commissions.

The Chicago & Alton railroad has established
outside" offices all the lines which they
have been boycotted. Agencies have already
been formed at Dayton. Richmond, Terre Haute
and other places on the Panhandle road, aud at
Cleveland. This action seems to meet the ap-
prevail of the ticket agents throughout the coun-
try, aud all manifest a more friendly feeling to-
wards tho Chicago e. Alton road regarding the
payment of commissions.
So far the Rock Island road has made no sign.
The Grand Trunk railroad has notified all
Western agents TO send their business by this
road and their commissions would be promptly
forwarded every month.
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DIED.

MORRIS-The funeral of A. w. Morris will take
place this morning. Aug, "a, starting from the resi-
dence of Morris Ross. No. 80 West Walnut street
promptly at 10 o'clock, at which time the relatives
and special friends invited be there. The serv
will be at Crown Hill.
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MON ON ROUTE"
Louisville New Albany! and Chicago Railway.
The Short Line to Chicago and the Northwest.

Trains depart and arrive as follows:
Depart
No. T. G. 81 NJ. c. fast mail, d. ex Sun L 80 a. m
No. 10 Chicago night express. day-...1I:l0 D. m.
No. Is. Monen Ae., daily ex. Sunday. 900 p. m
Arrive
No. g. Cincinnati night express daily 3:35 a. m.
No. Il Ind. fast mail daily Sunday 345 p. IN
No. IT, Ind. Ac., daily except Sunday. $50 a.
Ticket offices: 20 South Illinois street 1I6 South
Illinois street, Union Depot, Massachusetts,
Il. 0. MCCORMICK, Ct. p. A.
]. D. BALDWIN, D. T. A.
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Real Estata Transfers.


Instruments fled for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county Indiana for the twenty -four hours
ending at 5 2. NJ, Aug. 49, 1897. furnished by
Elliott & Butler abstracters of titles, Room 23 Etna
Building
James S. Thompson to Samuel Sawyer,
part of lot D in square 8, in Harr1ss
subdivision of outlot 157 in Indianapo-
VIM. A Anderson, administrator TO Anna
Rouse, ADMINISTRATIVE lot 10 in Wal
lace S third addition to the town of Ac-
Anna Rouse to Sarah f. Newhouse, lot
town Of Acton . .--..- '.o 100000
Valentine Kiefer to Anna b. Brk lot /
in Condit's subdivision of lots z and
152, 153 and 154 in Indianapolis. 4,55o.oo
part of lot 81 in Bates's subdivision of
part Of outlet 50 in indianapolis 10000
w" Hsns %a 1sssv FeeeF ost sc 90 an 81 ~
SO and 81 in Harlan Jones s. Arden's
addition to Indianapolis 165.00
Alonzo A. Given to Jennie E. Rouzer, lot
50 in McCartys third west-side addi-
ton to Indianapolis Observation-Disclosures 1880
Mary Bell to oseph FIack part of lot %
and all of % in E. A. OIeman's subdi-
vision of block 8, in Holiness west-end
addition to Indianapolis ----------.---- $500
Eliza j. Hoss to VIM. ii. III. Hass the
south half of the south half of the
southeast quarter, of section So,
ship 10 range 3, containing 40 acres
James W. Greene to Marie Rhodius. part
of lots and il square "a, in Indian
Josephine D. Shady to John r. Becker,
lot 197 in w. j. Daviss Sugar Grove
addition to indianapolis. 10000
]. o. d. Lilly to VIM. E. Tousey, part of
apoiis - -. 100000
Joseph W Wharton ct al to Greet n A.
Patten, lot 33S in Fletcher ct ais sub
division of outlots 81. 9S and south
half of 81. in Indianapolis .----..-.-- 10000
Conveyances IS; consideration S29, 272.5O
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Books mailed for Retail Price
EDUCATIONAL.

OLIVER DITSON g. CO., Boston.
G. H DITSON &c CO.. S67 Broadway New York.
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The Hotel Detective.

HOW HE THRIyEs ON THE VICES ANDwEAKNESSES OF
COUNTRY VISITORS.
New York Letter to Richmond Dispatch.
One OF the nuiSanceS about the leading hotels of
New York is the hotel detective With one or two
exceptions he is considerably worse than the aver
age private detective. On account OF being con-
nected with the hotel he has great great facilities
for making money in doubtful sort OF way 1
heard story OF one of these fellows who
had just been discharged, and 1t convinced me
gerouS person to deal with II he is devoid
OF principle. Being connected with hotel
OF the guests and has little difficulty in getting
acquainted with them. There is hardly an officer
OF the hotels who make so much money as these
detectives. outside OF their duties in looking out
for the affairs OF the hotels, they are allowed to
act as guides in showing guests the dark ways OF
city life. Nearly every night a party of gen.
tlemen get together who are DESTROYS OF seeing
the city by gas1ghr ana they engage the detec-
tive to pilot them about. For this he Is paid very
Something by the owners Of the places Where e1 he
takes them This, OF course, is part OF his bust
ness, but 1t gives him an opportunity to levy
blackmail should he see tit. l know one detec-
i've VINO escorted very NICE old gentleman, who
Is one of the largest dry-gOodS merchants In a
prosperous Southern city, to the Arion ball a few
months ago. The old gentlemen went simply out
OF curiosity. At home he Is very piOus, and Is the
superintendent OF a sunday school. In fact. he is
considered u fanatic on religion. After getting
to the ball he was persuaded by the detective to
drink little wine. Not being used to it. IL went
To his head, and the old man possibly Gid one or
two silly things particularly for Sunday school
superintendent. ON his way home he remarked to
the detective that he would not have any one In
his town know That he went TO the ball for thou
sand dollars. Only short time after his return
home he got message from the detective asking
for the loan OF $500 It was also 1ntimated to him
that should the request be refused an account OF
his conduct at the ball would be made public at
his home. The merchant was weak enough to
send his check for 500. This detective has been
guilty OF a number OF similar things, which were
nothing short OF blackmail.
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SOLOMON. Judrmeu, I'm chinese.

"On-h came before a mandarin In China,
=, VI them protesting that she was the mother
enid they had brought with them They
- eager and so positive that the mandarin
s~otey puzzled He retired 10 consult with
orI,' e, =" no Was wise and clever woman, whose
h. vas heid IN great repute In the neighbor-
ar ieV TESTED I'VE minutes In which to deliber-
- AZ the END or that time she spoke: .
49, VIC servants catch me large fish In the
IAls was done
H. D.lns me now the infant" she said sbut leave
linen IN the other chamber"
g., vas uOne, too. Then the mandarin's wife
p4l On the fsh. W.
t,,S :, the creature outside now and throw IL
IN II'er IN The sight OF the two women
i,i. StiVant obeyed her orders Ringing the fish
g,s,t :. water, where IL rolled about and strug-
M A.agustec no doubt, by the wrapping In
v vas ~ was swadd.ed
th-s,- Sut moments pause one OF the mothers
n, AeISeN into the river with shrek. She
sSS, ave her drowning child.
daaise.out doubt, she Is the true mother rshe
III -, ana The mandarin'5 wife commanded
H. SAC should be rescued, and the Child given TO
d. ithout doubt, she Is the true mother She
Ib0S..sI And the mandarin nodded his head and
kinrysi-e MS VIE the wtSeSt won1tn the Fiowery
tVsSS Meantime that fall mother crept
tLe M. She was found out In her imposture and
cloa1,ud wife forgot ali about her In the &C.
AZ ~ OF DOMINIC the little baby In the best
0otio nnc In her wardrobe.
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and each letter is symbolized by the figures
FUND by the intersection OF vertical with hor-
1OntIl row. Is that plain To you?"
Not exactly"
q viii be In minute To find the figures for
a, We take Its vertical figure, which is L: then
IT. horizontal figure, which IS again, putting 1
and together. wehave IL b. by the same means,
+ found to be IL; a Is A. w is %, and so on.
"OI course this square can be modified in a hun
dred different ways, perhaps, by reading the
figures backward ana placing over a. over
a. over z, and over ~
.'Ihere i another system OF secret writing upon
which We have not touched at all. 1t consists OF
the hiding OF significant words in q sentence OF
gnOd English, and know OF case In this city
where THIS style OF writing was used between a
young lady and gentleman who had been forbid
Gen by the lady'S father TO see her, and used 10
such purpose that the pair were married Here is
OF ito
The note was written in lady's delicate hand
| 90 small sheet OF gilt-edged paper. The sheet
Wa emDelished at the top with an embossed ini-
tai W, and The writing was:
GEORGE wish you would forget me. cannot and
s,ne witbot napa nsrpissie hb 'nf he p t VI az
viii never be giyenS
The reporter could not see much hope for the
lover In the foregoing document until his attention
Vas drawn TO some int1niteSimal figures in the
lower let-hand corner OF the paper SO small as TO
b. almost invisible, but when pointed out were
plainly seen To be 1, 2, IL, II. 10, 16, 10, 90 p.
Vow. read that note again, emitting every word
but the rst second, twelfth fourteenth, fifteenth,
sixteenth. nineteenth. twentieth, and the twenty
nrst, and you viii find that II reads:
George, Will see you tonight in the PARK
But that sort OF thing is ali childs play. Lend
NJ your lead pencil, and go and look out OF the
window Tor about i've minutes. When you come
back will show you u cryptOgram written on a
system that l. absolutely indecipherable by those
not IN the secret
The reporter did as he was hidden, and when the
i've minutes were elapsed the detective handed
him a long strip OF paper, on which were written
The characters following. In the manuscript the
Characters We're written In one long column but
Dor the sake of econOmtzng space the lower half of
the column is printed here TO the right OF the
t1~ R.s.rr
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IfOt! tLe san Francisco Chronicle.
which brings me TO the little parallel which
happened al Sacramento. The child Is only ten
Jars Old, and II there isn't going TO be trouble
as1ut her wien she grows up shall be surprised.
sAe Was apparently progressing very nicely at
siaooi AT hrst she had good deal to say when
sne got home every day, but OF late she has made
Dei lew remarks, and has been distinguished by
an Ar OF sci-satiSfaction which has much dis
.Iosd her good mother. The other morning. as
~. u going on 70 school, she said:
mamma, want a bottle OF water"
What iOr?r
70 take 10 school with me-"
what DC you want 10 do with it,"
10 put The flowers the boys bring me tn.-
FloSerS. Well, i never. You don't mean to
~ yUu ask the boys 10 bring you fiowers?-
40 ui course noti- very contemptuously
Wei, how do you get them?"
There Is only one boy no brings them Jimmy
For your
Them ~ NA "Ai sno sino ioi
nope you don't,
d. - AGAIN very contemptuously, "of course
NJ Just look at him, and he gives them TO
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~ will not ask you to trouble your brains In en-
deavOrn 10 read that, but Will show you the SOlu-
ton at once"
Taking the paper By It's lower end the detective
Wrapped IL splrally around the lead-pencil which
b. ald borrowed. When this was done the dis
l0IBted words and fragments OF words came To-
gthrr - II by magic, forming the easily read SEN
tsnCP:
where the letter Is to be read In manuscript
thi> method Of secret writing Is one OF the best In
Vs., q 10 i not II all common"
Inc blank paper had been originally wound
about the pencil and the sentence written upon
The adjacent turns OF the spiral, making tumble
when unwOund which could be translated only by
Winding the paper about the original pencil and
a eX2.tly the same angle rs Orlgi nally used.
By making tie angle very short and the paper
Frri ioAg every letter may be cut in Two or more
PLlct->. - That when unwOund the cryptOgram
vi seem u BE- merely long line OF meaningless
dJts and tashes. / purpO>ely made my angles
bong. ~ that each line In the column contains
nom one To four letters, thus making a cipher
which you can readily print, IL you care To show
Tx ,ysten OF secret writing. OF course, IL they
car 10 Try this experiment for themselves, the
s-ii- sentence Will divide up differently with
them. they VIII not know at what angle
wound my paper.
When two correspondents are furnished with
chdrTs, lead pencils, canes, pen-holders &C., OF
'2aEtly the same size, and determinate angle OF
aiAilng the paper Il agreed on between them,
tn have In their possession a rapid means OF
NLi.lh- comm Aications undeeipherable by others
not Il lhe sPcr0
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
NORFOLK AND FORTRESS MONROE,

NORFOLK AND FORTRESS MoNRoEt
Daily Line. The Popular and Safe Steamers LAKE
and aoSELEf- Elegantly furnished throughout
Large and airy snterooms One of which leaves daily
each way. Dining Saloon main deck aud table sup
Pied with all the delicaces Of the Meals, as
Ststerooms secured and baggage checked ut 6 and
81. myi3-6mo
CTEAMER MATTANO LEAVES 7TH-sT WHARF
= on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at An, for
Potomac river landings far as Mattox Greek. Grind
er's wharf, SUNDAYS down and Wednesdays up Breuts
and Chapel Point. Thursdays down and Mondays and
G. 7. JONES, Agent 7,h-st whAE,
JOHN McGAHEE, Alexandria Va. Agent. mhfo
DOToMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE
The Steamer SUE, Capt w c. Geoghesan. win 70
eume her trips between BALTIMORE aud WASH
lNGTON and for all landings on the Potomac River.
5p. IN and Washington Sunday y. m Freight re-
Apply 70 sfEfHENsoN q BIO Agents.
f.e-em ohios' tiafh and fenn ave- ne.
EoR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
Leaves 1th ST wharf on MONDAYS, THURSDAr1
and SATURDAYS AZ am. Returning TUESDAYS
Y, and suMpAk sSashns At Eivsr n
Clements Bay, ND Connects with b. and q. r K =
shephersS q n, See schedule JOHN B. PADGErT. Ay
~ JOHN GIBSON aud s. G. kNIoHT lesve Pser Al
East River, n. Y. every SATURDAY q pm., 9th .
wharf. Washington. evssy ThUksDAY MORNING.
Mt VERMONT Mt. VERNON,
STEAMER v. ". coRcoRAN
esxes III street wharf daily Except sunday for N
sei0 Ii BIAKr Captain.
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His Sister DiSSected.

TORONTO YOUNG MAN KILLS HIMSELF AFTER TRY
ING TO SHOOT THE DOCTOR.
Six weeks ago young man named Walter Wells
went to South Bend Ind, from Minneapolis in
search OF his sister. A few days previously q
young woman who was stranger In South Bend
had committed suicide. She had been known as
Marie Morrow, but from published description of
the suicide young Wells believed her to be his Sis
ter, and on investigation found such to be the
case. He then decided to remove the body to To-
ronto, Ont his home, but was unable to find the
place where the remains were buried.
He continued his search, and finally learned that
his sisters bones were In the Office OF Dr. Green
suburban physician, to whom the remains had
been given by the authorities under the state law
for the disposal OF unclaimed bodies. The young
man became furious at the discovery, but on find.
ing that no lawful punishment could be 1nflicted
upon Dr.. Greene he apparently let the matter drop
The local papers, however, made sensation Of
the affair, and some Of the accounts reached the
brother. who suddenly appeared in South Bend,
Tuesday, swearing he would have summary ven.
geance on the Doctor Hiring rig he drove out
at furious rate to DR.. Greene's home but the
neighbors refused to tell him where the physician
was Meanwhile the doctor got out Of the way.
The young fellow drove back to hotel in town
and going to room locked himself in and shot
himself dead